Men's Hockey Hosts Colgate, #10 Cornell in Conference Play

Friday, November 3

Providence, R.I.

7 p.m.

Brown University

Colgate

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Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Men's Hockey Hosts Colgate, #10 Cornell in Conference Play

11/2/2023 1:15:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (1-1-0, 0-1-0 ECAC) return to conference play to host the Colgate Raiders (2-3-1, 0-0-0 ECAC) on Friday before taking on the 10th-ranked Cornell Big Red (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) on Saturday night.

Both games are set to begin at 7 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

Brown returns to the ice after splitting the opening weekend with a 3-2 overtime loss to Yale and a 7-2 non-conference win over Stonehill.
Freshman Max Scott picked up ECAC Rookie of the Week honors following a five-point weekend. The San Jose, California native scored his first collegiate goal on Friday before contributing four assists in the win over Stonehill.
Sophomore Ryan St. Louis recorded a hat trick in the win over Stonehill to lead the team with three goals.
Assistant captain Matt Sutton recorded two points in both games to begin the season last weekend. He ranks second on the team with four points.
Between the pipes, freshman Lawton Zacher picked up his first collegiate win against Stonehill on Sunday. Through two starts, he holds a 2.43 goals against average and .922 save percentage.
Brown's power play enters the weekend clicking at 22.2% (2-9) to rank third in the conference and 15th nationally. The penalty kill is 5-for-6 (83.3%) this season to rank fifth in the conference.

SCOUTING THE RAIDERS

Colgate enters the weekend with a 2-3-1 overall record under first-year head coach Mike Harder.
The Raiders opened the season with a tie and loss to UConn and a sweep of Sacred Heart before being swept by UMass Lowell.
Pierson Brandon leads the team with three goals this season. Three Raiders - Sebastian Tamburro, Ryan McGuire, and Ross Mitton - lead the team with five points apiece.
Colgate's offense averages 3.00 goals per game to rank 24th in the nation. The Colgate power play clicks at 23.8% (5-21) to rank 12th nationally.
Between the pipes, Carter Gylander returns for Colgate and holds a 2.58 goals against average and .911 save percentage in five starts. His record is 2-2-1.
Colgate's penalty kill ranks tenth in the conference at 76.1% (16-21).

INSIDE THE SERIES

Friday marks the 100th meeting between Brown and Colgate in a series dating back to 1935.
Colgate owns the series edge, 62-27-10, along with a 23-14-6 record at Meehan Auditorium.

COLGATE 100

Colgate is the tenth opponent Brown has faced 100 or more times in program history.
The Raiders join the five Ivy League schools - Cornell (137), Dartmouth (167), Harvard (182), Princeton (180), and Yale (193) - along with Clarkson (103), Providence (106), Rensselaer (109), and St. Lawrence (100).
It's the third straight season Brown has met an opponent for the 100th time. In 2021-22 Brown and Clarkson played their 100th game and in 2022-23 Brown and St. Lawrence squared off for the 100th time.

SCOUTING THE BIG RED

Cornell enters the weekend with a 2-0-0 overall record after taking a weekend sweep over 11th-ranked Minnesota Duluth at Lynah Rink last weekend.
Cornell is ranked 10th in the nation per both the USCHO.com and the USA Today polls.
The Big Red took a 4-1 win on opening night before a 3-0 shutout win on Saturday (Oct. 28).
Gabriel Seger and Kyle Penney both scored twice in the opening weekend. Ben Robertson added three assists.
Cornell's power play went 3-for-8 (37.5%) in the opening weekend.
Ian Shane played both games in goal for Cornell and surrendered just the one goal to the Bulldogs. He enters the weekend with a 0.50 goals against average and .972 save percentage.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday marks the 138th meeting between Brown and Cornell in a series dating back to 1959.
Cornell holds the series edge, 85-44-8 with a 34-26-5 record at Meehan Auditorium.

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